Milan Peschel
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Milan Peschel (born January 17, 1968, in East Berlin) is a German actor and director. Peschel was born in East Berlin to a teacher and a fashion journalist, and he grew up in the city districts of Lichtenberg and Friedrichshain. From 1984 to 1986, he completed an apprenticeship as a theater carpenter at the German State Opera Berlin (Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin), subsequently working as a stage technician at the Volksbühne Berlin until 1991. Afterward, he studied at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts from 1991 to 1995. From 1997 to 2008, Peschel was a member of the ensemble at the Volksbühne Berlin, where he appeared in numerous productions directed by Frank Castorf and Dimiter Gotscheff. Between 2001 and 2003, he also performed as a guest artist at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg. Since 2007, he has also worked as a director at the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin and the Theater an der Parkaue. Furthermore, Peschel has participated as a voice actor in numerous radio drama productions, particularly under the direction of Paul Plamper. For his lead role as a father suffering from a brain tumor in the drama *Halt auf freier Strecke* (Stopped on Track)—directed by Andreas Dresen—Peschel received the 2011 Bavarian Film Prize and the 2012 German Film Prize. In 2021, he received another nomination for his supporting role in *Je suis Karl*. Peschel lives in Berlin. He is married and has a daughter and a son.
Known for
Credits
Fatherland (2026)
as Armin Schaufelberger
Partisan (2018)
Actor
The Captain (2018)
as Freytag
Hannah (2007)
as Martin
Lenz (2006)
as Lenz
Where To? (2026)
Actor
Asphalt Burning (2020)
as Berry
Netto (2005)
as Marcel Werner
The Holy Grill (2026)
as Hans-Günther Schnippering
My Brother, My Love (2018)
as Stefan
The Exposure (2026)
as Dorsday
The School of the Magical Animals (2021)
as Mortimer Morrison
Demons (2000)
as Pjotr Stepanowitsch Werchowenski
Danowski - Blutapfel (2019)
as Adam Danowski
Eight Miles High (2007)
as Freiberg
Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched (2014)
as Don Quijote
Nemesis (2020)
as Voice
Männertag (2016)
as Stevie
Open the Wall (2014)
as Ulrich Rotermund
Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (2018)
as Tur Tur
The Manny (2015)
as Rolf
Me and Kaminski (2015)
as Eugen Manz
Steckerlfischfiasko (2026)
Actor
Wuff (2018)
as Fan
Rock My Heart (2017)
as Steckel
Lessons of a Dream (2011)
as Profalla - Schuldiener
Disaster (2015)
as Johann
The Pasta Detectives (2014)
as Gustav Fitzke
Operation Valkyrie (2004)
as Oberstleutnant Karl Pridun
Beckenrand Sheriff (2021)
as Karl
Class Reunion 1.0 (2018)
as Andreas
Der Andere - eine Familiengeschichte (2016)
as Stefan
Winnetou - A New World (2016)
as Sam Hawkens
Not My Day (2014)
as Vollbärtiger
Mary, Queen of Scots (2013)
as Lord
Winnetou - The Last Fight (2016)
as Sam Hawkens
Je suis Karl (2021)
as Alex Baier
School of Magical Animals 3 (2024)
as Mortimer Morrison
Old Agent Men (2017)
as Marcel Werner
The Palace (2023)
as Caspar Tell
The Famous Five and the Valley of Dinosaurs (2018)
as Kurt Weller
Woman in Love (2011)
as Kostümbildner
Stopped on Track (2011)
as Frank Lange
All for Ella (2022)
as Herr Böblinger-Moll
School of Magical Animals 2 (2022)
as Mortimer Morrison
Reclaim Your Brain (2007)
as Philipp
Jim Button and the Wild 13 (2020)
as Tur Tur
The Adventures of Huck Finn (2012)
as Turner
12 Paces without a Head (2009)
as Nikolaus Schocke
Jew Suss: Rise and Fall (2010)
as Werner Krauß
The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter (2017)
as Grabredner
Heart of Stone (2016)
as Glasmännchen
What a Man (2011)
as Volker
In It for the Payback (2025)
as Jens
Unter deutschen Betten (2017)
as Ingo
Gundermann (2018)
as Volker
Break Up Man (2013)
as Toto Kuhlmann
Joy of Fatherhood (2014)
as Ei
Black Sheep (2006)
as Peter Harminsky, Charlotte's Friend
Sometime in August (2009)
as Thomas
Alle Alle (2007)
as Domühl
Boxhagener Platz (2010)
as Bodo
Winnetou - The Secret of Silver Lake (2016)
as Sam Hawkens
TKKG (2019)
as Raimundo
Male Mistakes (2014)
as Thomas
The Wedding (2020)
as Andreas
Hamlet_X (2003)
as Chauffeur
The Red Room (2010)
as Mann am Rasenmäher
Catweazle (2021)
as Major-domo
#BlackSheep (2025)
as Peter Harminski
Von einem, der auszog, das Fürchten zu lernen (2014)
as Wirt
The Pasta Detectives 3 (2016)
as Gustav Fitzke
Auf der anderen Seite ist das Gras viel Grüner (2017)
as Gereon
Wir sind die Rosinskis (2016)
as Torben
Der Schweinehirt (2017)
as Ladeninhaber von Schief
Memory Hotel (2025)
as Beckmann
Danowski - Neunauge (2025)
as Adam Danowski
The Pasta Detectives 2 (2015)
as Gustav Fitzke
My Life as Lotta - Bingo Flamingo (2019)
as Heiner Krishna
Auerhaus (2019)
as F2M2
Andreas Dresen - Ein Leben für den Film (2024)
as Self
Dirty Hands (1999)
as Slick